GSBS Student Publications
Title
Runx2 (Cbfa1, AML-3) interacts with histone deacetylase 6 and represses the p21(CIP1/WAF1) promoter
UMMS Affiliation
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; Department of Cell Biology
Date
10-23-2002
Document Type
Article
Medical Subject Headings
Animals; Cell Differentiation; Cell Fractionation; Cell Line; Cell Nucleus; Core Binding Factor Alpha 1 Subunit; Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21; Cyclins; Enzyme Inhibitors; Genes, Reporter; Histone Deacetylases; Humans; Hydroxamic Acids; *Neoplasm Proteins; Osteoblasts; *Promoter Regions (Genetics); Protein Structure, Tertiary; Recombinant Fusion Proteins; Transcription Factors; Transcription, Genetic
Disciplines
Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences
Abstract
Runx2 (Cbfa1, AML-3) is multifunctional transcription factor that is essential for osteoblast development. Runx2 binds specific DNA sequences and interacts with transcriptional coactivators and corepressors to either activate or repress transcription of tissue-specific genes. In this study, the p21(CIP/WAF1) promoter was identified as a repressible target of Runx2. A carboxy-terminal repression domain distinct from the well-characterized TLE/Groucho-binding domain contributed to Runx2-mediated p21 repression. This carboxy-terminal domain was sufficient to repress a heterologous GAL reporter. The repressive activity of this domain was sensitive to the histone deacetylase inhibitor trichostatin A but not to trapoxin B. HDAC6, which is insensitive to trapoxin B, specifically interacted with the carboxy terminus of Runx2. The HDAC6 interaction domain of Runx2 was mapped to a region overlapping the nuclear matrix-targeting signal. The Runx2 carboxy terminus was necessary for recruitment of HDAC6 from the cytoplasm to chromatin. HDAC6 also colocalized and coimmunoprecipitated with the nuclear matrix-associated protein Runx2 in osteoblasts. Finally, we show that HDAC6 is expressed in differentiating osteoblasts and that the Runx2 carboxy terminus is necessary for maximal repression of the p21 promoter in preosteoblasts. These data identify Runx2 as the first transcription factor to interact with HDAC6 and suggest that HDAC6 may bind to Runx2 in differentiating osteoblasts to regulate tissue-specific gene expression.
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Citation: Mol Cell Biol. 2002 Nov;22(22):7982-92.
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Journal Title
Molecular and cellular biology
PubMed ID
12391164
Repository Citation
Westendorf, Jennifer J.; Zaidi, Sayyed K.; Cascino, Jonathan E.; Kahler, Rachel A.; Van Wijnen, Andre J.; Lian, Jane B.; Yoshida, Minoru; Stein, Gary S.; and Li, Xiaodong, "Runx2 (Cbfa1, AML-3) interacts with histone deacetylase 6 and represses the p21(CIP1/WAF1) promoter" (2002). GSBS Student Publications. 933.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsbs_sp/933